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I am a 2009 graduate of Oberlin College. I was a four year starter and two year team Captain of the Oberlin College Baseball team. I am currently a 7th grade teacher at a charter school in inner-city Cleveland and Co-Founder of CnXn Apparel.
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CnXn, short for "Connection" is a jump-start sports apparel retailer based in Cleveland, Ohio.
Startup type: Competition Entry
Status: Active
Stage: Prototyping
FULL BIO
As a recent graduate of Oberlin College (Oberlin ’09), I spent the last four years of my life around a progressive student body that was very much involved in many of the important social issues that we face today. The “Oberlin Way” of “Learning and Labor” encourages students to get involved with something that they can be passionate about while also making a difference.
My Oberlin College experience was a bit different than many Oberlin Alums. I spent many of my afternoons, nights, and weekends on the baseball diamond. I was a four year starter and two year team Captain of the baseball team. My baseball experience was invaluable to my development as a young adult.
When not on the baseball diamond, I was busy working with children at the local elementary school or rebuilding homes that were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
My senior year, I pioneered a tutoring program between the Oberlin College Baseball Program and Prospect Elementary (Oberlin, Ohio). My teammates and I went into three fifth grade classrooms four times a week and tutored the students in math and reading. The students were invited to a home baseball contest where we held a cookout for them during the game. Each student also received an Oberlin College Baseball T-Shirt courtesy of the team.
I spent my Fall Break of 2008 in Waveland, Mississippi. I accompanied about twenty other Oberlin students to the Dreamfuel Center in Waveland, Mississippi. We spent a week rebuilding homes that were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
Today, I have continued pursuing my interest in education. I am currently working as an Assistant Teacher at Hope Academy Cathedral. Hope Academy is a public charter school in inner-city Cleveland.
I also co-founded CnXn, short for “Connection.” CnXn is a social entrepreneurship that uses the sales of sports apparel to unify individuals from all socioeconomic backgrounds. CnXn sports apparel sales will give us the necessary exposure and capital to fulfill our goal of promoting inner-city education and athletics (particularly Baseball) in Cleveland and beyond. In the future, we would like to form a separate non-profit organization that will enable us to build the CnXn Center. The CnXn Center will double as an academic enrichment center and indoor baseball facility. (Comprehensive Business Plan available upon request).
I have interned at the world renowned sports and media enterprise IMG. I worked in the golf department as a part of Arnold Palmer Enterprises.
In addition, I have three years of experience in public relations and media relations serving as an assistant to the Sports Information Director at Oberlin College. I worked on game programs, game management, athletics website upkeep and design, fund-raising with alumni, media guides, and sports writing. I am proficient in PhotoShop and have experience with InDesign.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Employer:
Hope Academy Cathedral Baseball Club
Position:
Volunteer
Time period:
October 2009 - Present
Description:
Started an after-school baseball club at Hope Academy Cathedral
Play baseball with the students
Provide unique educational activities (i.e read and write about the NY Times)
Employer:
Hope Academy Cathedral, Instructional Aide
Position:
Assistant Teacher
Time period:
October 2009 - Present
Description:
Assistant Teacher in a 7th grade classroom – in an inner-city environment
Employer:
Aspiring Athletes
Position:
Winter Baseball Instructor
Time period:
September 2009 - Present
Description:
Baseball Instructor on Saturday’s and Sunday’s for 13U, 15U, and 16U baseball players.
Employer:
CnXn : Connection
Position:
Co-Founder
Time period:
May 2009 - Present
Description:
CnXn is a social entrepreneurship that uses the sales of sports apparel to unify individuals from all socioeconomic backgrounds. CnXn sports apparel sales will give us the necessary exposure and capital to fulfill our goal of promoting education and inner-city athletics (particularly Baseball) in Cleveland and beyond.
Employer:
Shaker Heights High School baseball workouts
Position:
Volunteer
Time period:
January 2007 - Present
Description:
Assisted Head Coach with off-season and summe baseball practice.
Employer:
Greg Malin, Gardner Malin & Associates
Position:
Vice President of New Product Development/Research Associate
Time period:
May 2009 - September 2009
Description:
Put together a database with information regarding clerkships in the U.S and foreign courts
Did research on Antitrust and White Collar practices for Gardner Malin & Associates clients
Implement new ideas into current projects – worked on a newsletter for law clerks
Manage overseas employees in India in regard to current projects
Assist Greg Malin with other day to day tasks
Employer:
Prospect Elementary
Position:
Program Director, Tutoring Program
Time period:
September 2008 - May 2009
Description:
Spearheaded a program in which members of the Oberlin College baseball team tutored 5th graders four times a week in Mathematics and Reading
Invited the students to a home Oberlin College Baseball contest, gave them Oberlin Baseball T-shirts, and had a BBQ in their honor during and after the game
Employer:
IMG, Arnold Palmer Enterprises
Position:
Intern
Time period:
January 2008 - December 2008
Description:
IMG is the world's premier and most diversified sports, entertainment and media company. They partner with the world's leading marketers and media networks to help them grow their businesses through our event properties, media production and distribution, talent brands, sponsorship consulting, brand licensing, sponsorship sales and other services.
Employer:
Shaker Heights Community Life
Position:
Lifeguard
Time period:
March 2007 - August 2007
Employer:
Verne Gallery
Position:
Marketing, Art show planner and organizer
Time period:
September 2006 - December 2009
Employer:
Oberlin College Sports Information Department
Position:
Assistant to the Oberlin College Sports Information Director
Time period:
August 2006 - December 2009
Description:
Assisted the Oberlin College Sports Information Director on day to day tasks that included game management, statistics, website upkeep, fundraising with alumni, player profiles, game recaps, and media guide design
CnXn Apparel
